4 Ways to Get Married During the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Hudson Valley

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Local officiants can help you say “I do” while keeping up with social distancing.

You picked your dress. You booked the venue. You invited all your friends and loved ones.

And now you have to cancel everything.

As with concerts, festivals, and get-togethers across the nation, COVID-19 hit the wedding scene hard. Because New York State banned any “concentration of individuals outside their home” except if it involves workers providing essential services, traditional weddings are more or less defunct as brides- and grooms-to-be scramble to find a new way to walk down the aisle.

Yet where there’s a will, there’s a way. While full-scale ceremonies are not possible, weddings themselves still are. With many city hall wedding services in the Hudson Valley suspended, a number of independent officiants are offering their services to couples in the region. As long as parties remain small (read: just the couple and a witness are ideal), brides and grooms can continue to tie the knot in the Hudson Valley.

Throughout the Hudson ValleyAs one of the leading officiant services in the region, Hudson Valley Officiants has a full coronavirus policy for couples planning to get married during the COVID-19 outbreak.

As per its March 7 announcement, the service promotes ceremony reviews via Skype and has temporarily discontinued its food blessing policy and in-office meetings. Officiants and ministers arrive 30 minutes prior to the ceremony and depart immediately afterward.

Sullivan CountyIn light of the COVID-19 crisis, Inclusive Ceremonies offers discounted “Quick I Do” ceremonies for any couples who have had to postpone their wedding. The service is available only in the Sullivan County area just outside the heart of the Hudson Valley and requires a New York marriage license and a witness.

Throughout the Hudson ValleyAs 2020 winners for The Knot Best of Weddings and Wedding Wire Couples’ Choice Awards, One Heart Ceremonies knows how to ensure couples have unforgettable wedding days, even if they are a tad smaller than intended. Contact the ordained, certified interfaith ministers to exchange vows in the Hudson Valley.

Westchester County (further after COVID-19 crisis ends)Husband-and-wife team Rabbi Roger Ross and Reverend Deborah Steen Ross have scaled back to only local, private ceremonies, but as an ordained rabbi and interfaith minister, the two can provide inclusive and LGBTQ ceremonies perfect for any Westchester couple.